Independent Cryptic #11655

2024-02-17

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1a

CV giving complete references (15)

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9a

Audacity of Spurs' wingers going after two cups (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

S pur S ’ outer letters ( wingers ) going after BRA (two cups)

10a

Mock short Disney film's boring plot - Dumbo's debut (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Without the last letter ( short ) MULA n (Disney film)’s inside ( boring ) SITE (plot) + D umbo’s first letter ( debut )

11a

Clear everyone is following introduction to board game (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

NET (clear) + ALL (everyone) is following the first letter of ( introduction to ) B oard

12a

Lawman is going back over the woman's fines (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

IS reversed ( going back ) around ( over ) HER (the woman’s) + F F (fines; abbreviation for fine twice)

13a

End it with European six-footer (7)

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14a

Relative intervenes when one becomes old (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

STEPS [i] N (intervenes) when I (one) becomes O (old)

16a

It's my round - getting shot of whisky finally inspiring ... (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

I ’ M BU [y] ING (it’s my round) removing ( getting shot of ) the last letter of (… finally ) whiskY

19a

... sad songs recalling date army charged on shed (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Reversing ( recalling ) SEE (date) with LEGI [on] (army) inside ( charged ) and ON removed (shed)

21a

Not so foul proposition - not so wrong (7)

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23a

On reflection it's part of the Kop's ebullient custom (7)

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Reversed ( on reflection ) the answer is part of th E KOP ’ S EB ullient

24a

Dry debate about toy (9)

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25a

Sound like a hack's nearly swallowing pill (5)

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NIGH (nearly) taking in ( swallowing ) E (pill)

26a

One whose chair was set up by the throne (15)

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1d

Cleverly say incriminate best shot (15)

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2d

Men fitting plug reordered electrical component (7)

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3d

Shaking a coin tin close to bus conductor (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

An anagram of ( shaking ) A COIN TIN with the last letter of ( close to ) bu S

4d

Decide to do this a second time (7)

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5d

Heard about any trouble involving India's eternal foe (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Sound-alike of ( heard about ) any: NE + MESS (trouble) including ( involving ) I (India)

6d

Price of kitbag is completely eclipsed by uniform (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

VAL [is] E (kitbag) with IS replaced by ( completely eclipsed by ) U (uniform). Took me while to think of the right bag

7d

Sells disheartened rescue dogs (7)

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8d

Note softened her up - reaching breaking point (15)

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15d

From that day on Church follows English translation with nothing missing (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

CE (Church) follows E (English) and VERSI [o] N (translation) with O (nothing) missing

17d

Slow cycling through swamp for one of obstinate courage (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

DULL (slow) with the letters cycling inside ( through ) BOG (swamp)

18d

Perhaps dial 999 and put empty gesture on the record (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Here we put G estur E without the middle letters ( empty …) on THE + LP (record). I was distracted for a while by thinking the record was Help! Rather than one of the crosswordland staples.  Possibly influences by a Beatles-related clue in another recent puzzle by the same author

19d

Saloon maybe seen on drive after erratic motorist initially gets ban (7)

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BAR (saloon maybe) seen on GO (drive) all after the first letters of (… initially ) E rratic M otorist

20d

Press stories left out examples of subtle humour (7)

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22d

Turned up to support shy South American native (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Reversed ( turned ) UP going underneath ( to support ) COY (shy)